Is a Radio, Television, and Digital Communication degree worth it?
Across 136 schools, graduates of Radio, Television, and Digital Communication earn a median $47,941 five years out on $22,853 of debt — most often working as Managers, All Other. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$47,941
Median debt
$22,853
Years to pay off
4.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
52%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+4.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-9.2%
$47,729 vs $52,104
Net price
$20,682/yr
Debt-test failures
9.9%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$12,575
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Radio, Television, and Digital Communication in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.